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"Big Blue Diamonds" is a song written by Earl J. (Kit) Carson in 1950 and published by Lois Music, BMI. It was first recorded by Red Perkins and originally issued as a 78rpm single on King Records #903 b/w "Rag Man Boogie" in 1950. Many artists have recorded the song throughout the years, sometimes with a variation of the title including: "Blue Diamond," "Big Blue Diamond," and "Big Blue Diamonds." One of the best-selling versions of the song was recorded in 1962 by Little Willie John on King Records which made the ''Billboard'' charts. Gene Summers with the Tom Toms had his biggest-selling single with the song in 1963 on Jamie Records and it became his signature song throughout the 1960s and '70s. Country singer Jacky Ward covered the Summers version in 1972 where it reached #39 on the US County chart.〔(Jacky Ward, "Big Blue Diamond" ) Retrieved April 9, 2012.〕 Although "Big Blue Diamonds" was originally written as a country song it has been able to switch genres from country to rhythm and blues to rock 'n roll to jazz. ==Other versions== *Tex Ritter (1950) *Jimmy Dean and his Texas Wildcats (1955) *Jack Lionel (1961) *Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs (1965) *Tommy Tate (1966) *Little Johnny Taylor (1967) *Gene Summers (1971) ''(new version)'' *Arthur Prysock (1971) *Mel Street (1972) *Ernest Tubb (1972) *Jerry Lee Lewis (1974)〔(Jerry Lee Lewis, ''Southern Roots'' ) Retrieved April 9, 2012.〕 *Willy DeVille (1990) *Don Walser (1996) *Percy Sledge (August 31, 2004) *Van Morrison (March 7, 2006) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Blue Diamonds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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